After waking up from his nap, Zhao Xu drank a bowl of iced lotus seed soup.
Feng Jing was right in front of him and whispered: "Everyone, something new seems to have happened in Bianjing today..."
"Many people are rushing to buy gallstones in pharmacies and delicatessen shops... They all say that one must study things to gain knowledge..."
Zhao Xu listened and nodded slightly.
The fact that this matter caused such a big fuss in a short period of time is naturally due to the work of Shi Deyi and the detectives and officers under Shi Deyi.
In the past two months, under the remote control of Zhao Xu, the Detective Department has become more and more like a media organization rather than an intelligence agency.
Breathe news, leak secrets, stir up public opinion...
Most of the 500 soldiers in the Detective Department are now human-shaped trumpets.
On weekdays, in addition to inquiring about the news circulating in the market, he is responsible for amplifying certain sounds when Zhao Xu needs it.
Thereby subtly influencing public opinion.
Now, Zhao Xu is still very cautious.
He will only do this for the time being, and will not use the things he has learned in modern times in Bianjing City.
Too scary and too dangerous.
Those things can only be used slowly when he is three or four years older and can take control of the situation.
Feng Jing lowered his head and continued beside Zhao Xu: "The Gao family and the Xiang family seem to have sent some people to Xinzhou...Some people from the Cao family and the Liu family went to Tanzhou..."
The three major venues of the Song Dynasty were Xinzhou Qianshan (now Qianshan County, Jiangxi), Tanzhou Yongxing (probably today's Liuyang, Hunan), and Shaozhou Censhuichang (now Qujiang, Shaoguan, Guangdong).
Xinzhou is the closest, followed by Tanzhou, Shaozhou...all have gone to Lingnan, and most relatives don't dare to go.
When Zhao Xu was in modern times, he visited these three places.
I inspected the unearthed Northern Song Dynasty ruins on site, and also looked at the actual objects in local county records and museums.
Therefore, Zhao Xu is very clear about the mineral conditions in these places, and also knows that their potential is far from being fully utilized.
It should be noted that according to records, these places, especially Cen Shui Chang in Shaozhou, used the bile water copper leaching method in the era of Zhao Ji and later in the Southern Song Dynasty. The combined annual copper output exceeded more than six million kilograms!
Just this one place produces enough copper every year to mint more than four million copper coins.
In addition, these three large fields also have associated veins of silver and gold mines.
However, these are just small sections.
Therefore, Zhao Xu just said yes.
Feng Jing immediately closed his mouth and thought to himself: "Everyone is really kind to their relatives!"
If the Daxing Emperor, the Gao family, or the Xiang family dare to raise a finger to these places, their entire arm will be chopped off immediately!
so……
Feng Jing can also understand why almost all the clan members and relatives are now praising the young master loudly.
So much so that all the two palaces could hear were hymns, and everyone was saying: Officials' benevolence and filial piety have been rare since ancient times. Your Majesty is so lucky!
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After drinking lotus seed soup in Funing Hall, Zhao Xu went to Kunning Hall to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.
Today, there was not much government affairs, so Queen Mother Xiang also took a rare break at noon.
When she saw Zhao Xulai, she hid the things in her hands on the screen behind the curtain.
Then she sat on the chair and waited for Zhao Xu to come to her.
"My son sends his regards to the Queen Mother..." Zhao Xu arrived in front of the Queen Mother, knelt down and bowed his head.
Queen Mother Xiang immediately helped him up and asked lovingly: "How is my son sleeping?"
"Children's naps are always great!" Zhao Xu replied, and then asked: "Why doesn't the queen take a nap?"
The Queen Mother smiled, touched the child's head, and said: "The Queen Mother is an adult, and adults don't need to take a nap!"
"Oh!" Zhao Xu nodded, and then said to the Queen Mother: "I heard that in a few days, there will be a Sutra feast?"
He nodded to the Queen Mother and said, "My ministers have come forward many times to ask for a sutra feast!"
"My mother-in-law and my mother-in-law couldn't resist them! I had no choice but to agree!"
Jingyan was the most effective tool for scholar-bureaucrats to cultivate and shape the emperor's ideology.
Since ancient times, in every civilized dynasty, feasting has been a top priority!
Because facts have proven that scripture feasts can indeed influence the emperor himself!
In the Song Dynasty, Renmiao was a living example!
Therefore, since the scholar-bureaucrats were path dependent, they would naturally not let Zhao Xu's educational rights be occupied by the two palaces.
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I heard that the Sutra banquet is held in Miying Pavilion?"
"I haven't seen Miying Pavilion yet!"
Empress Dowager Xiang immediately smiled and said, "Then Empress Dowager will take Sixth Brother to see Miying Pavilion!"
She hasn’t seen it either!
When Zhao Xu mentioned it, the Empress Dowager immediately became interested.
That’s where Brother Six will study from now on!
Is it good or not? How is it?
The Queen Mother is very concerned!
So, the mother and son drove up and, under the guidance of Shi Deyi, arrived at Miying Pavilion.
When Empress Dowager Xiang walked into the Miying Pavilion, her face immediately fell.
"Why is it so simple?" she asked Shi Deyi.
In her eyes, Miying Pavilion is small and broken!
The small hall is at most a dozen steps in front and back, and no more than seven or eight steps wide.
Moreover, the furnishings and everything are very old!
What was most unacceptable to the Queen Mother was that there were not even a few windows in this place.
She just thought about what Sixth Brother would do if it got too hot while studying here in midsummer.
Is such a small place really suitable for teaching?
How many banquet officials are there?
Queen Mother Xiang counted them in her heart. Even now, there are already seven or eight.
Sima Guang, Lu Gongzu, Fan Chunren, Su Che, Lu Xizhe, Fan Bailu...
In addition to tradition, the rulers will also attend the sutra banquet.
In addition to the serving maids and ministers...
A terrifying picture immediately appeared in Queen Mother Xiang's mind - the little Sixth Brother, surrounded by dozens of people, large and small, sweating profusely, and his little face was red with heat.
terrible!
As soon as Shi De heard the question from the Empress Dowager, he lowered his head and replied: "Empress, Miying Pavilion has been like this since our ancestors!"
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Miying Pavilion has not been used several times!
The last time it was activated was when Renmiao ascended the throne!
In the following decades, Miying Pavilion was never officially opened again!
Whether it was Renmiao or Yingmiao after taking office, Emperor Daxing always held sutra banquets in Chongzheng Hall and Jiying Hall.
No one would come to this small and cramped Miying Pavilion to have fun.
The Empress Dowager immediately said: "Miying Pavilion cannot be a place for Buddhist feasts!"
"Let's find another place!"
"Chongzheng Hall, Zichen Hall, Jiying Hall..." She looked at Zhao Xu and asked, "Which one does Sixth Brother like?"
Zhao Xu looked at the small and cramped Miying Pavilion in front of him.
Memories from a previous life flashed back in my mind.
Hot summer, scorching heat.
The banquet officials were all sweating, let alone Zhao Xu?
However, no one dared to speak out on this matter - because the last official who dared to interfere in the emperor's affairs, Cheng Yi, had been driven back to Luoyang.
The officials in charge of the court didn't even care about Zhao Xu's body. Who would care about Zhao Xu's feelings in Miying Pavilion?
In their eyes, little Zhao Xu is just their tool.
Tools to achieve their fame!
Therefore, for nine whole years, Zhao Xu was forced to study in this small Miying Pavilion year after year.
Moreover, you must come every other day, rain or shine!
Zhao Xu has always suspected that his premature death in his previous life was also related to the fact that he was forced to stay in this small and cramped Miying Pavilion for a long time in his early years. The air was not circulated, which led to inhaling too much toxic dust, and even accidentally ingesting toxic dust!
Hot weather makes the skin constantly sweat, and the environment is closed.
It is inevitable that there will be dust, stained with sweat, and flow into the mouth and nose.
And he is young and has poor resistance.
Nature is the most vulnerable!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Mother, although this place is small, simple and cramped, the air is not very good..."
"But I think I can persevere!"
It was okay if Zhao Xu didn't say it, but when he said it, the image in the Queen Mother's mind became even stronger.
She immediately shook her head: "You also need a good environment to study!"
"Miying Pavilion cannot be a place for Buddhist feasts!"
She directly told Shi Deyi: "Go and tell Yousi that Miying Pavilion will be abolished from now on, and it will be the place where the officials hold banquets. The decision will be made after discussions between the palace, the Empress Dowager, and the officials!"
This must not be the place where Brother Six will study in the future!
If so, she will feel distressed!
It is better to choose one of Chongzheng Hall, Jiying Hall and Zichen Hall!
So, Empress Dowager Xiang immediately took Zhao Xu to Baoci Palace and told the Empress Dowager about the situation of Miying Pavilion.
The Queen Mother was also surprised: "Miying Pavilion is so small?!"
So, she also went to Miying Pavilion in person and took a look around.
After returning, he told the Empress Dowager Xiang: "I have seen it at Miying Pavilion. It is indeed as the Empress Dowager said, Miying Pavilion is not suitable for officials to study!"
Zhao Xu listened next to him and laughed in his heart!
In his previous life, when he had been in Miying Pavilion for nine years, had this mother-in-law ever cared about him?
On the contrary, she accepted Fan Zuyu's suggestion.
He ordered that all the luxurious things in Funing Palace be removed! He also replaced all the palace ladies around Zhao Xu with old palace ladies over forty years old!
Later, Fan Zuyu and others even intervened in Zhao Xu's marriage.
Meng, the daughter of a small private family, was forcibly promoted to the position of queen without asking Zhao Xu's opinion at all!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu said to the Empress Dowager: "Mother, you really don't have to worry so much about your grandson's study!"
"Although Miying Pavilion is a little old and a little small, it doesn't look good!"
"However, my grandson heard that Mencius said: When Heaven assigns a great responsibility to a person, it must first strain his mind and strain his muscles and bones..."
The Queen Mother felt distressed when she saw this child in front of her, so sensible.
"The official family..." she said: "Having said that, but...if the place where the official family studies is so simple and poor...if word spreads, outsiders will say that the great mother abuses her grandson!"
"Let's choose one of the Chongzheng Hall, Jiying Hall, and Zichen Hall as the new place for the feast..."
Zhao Xu chuckled in his heart: "This is what you said!"
"Sima Guang, Fan Zuyu jumps up, but you have to stop him..."
So, he smiled and said: "In that case, let's select the Hall of Heroes!"
Jiying Palace...
He thought of his father... and also of that night last year...
This chapter has been completed!